The Journey of the Redneck Express - Pirates & Truck Campers

slickrock steve wrote:
Don't ya love the "60's" style Avocado green?

Compared to the color scheme my KIT came with, which I nicknamed "Shades from a baby's diaper", the Amerigo's remaining factory colors are a far cry better.

I'm actually aiming to keep the original upholstery, or attempt to reproduce it for the back rest that's missing from the dinette.

The avocado vinyl door panel on the fridge will likely get removed and stowed, and a plain sheet of wood put in its place, as I plan to swap the fridges.

One thing I do recall is that Amerigos went through a bad batch of refrigerators and I don't remember the year range that was from.

This one still works, but my trusty GE in the KIT is in a little nicer shape, plus its got all of my cooling modifications.

Since we plan to completely rebuild the fridge cabinet (We're shifting it towards the rear about 5-6" so that the fridge is actually centered on the door on the outside) so that we can convert the cabover to a full queen size mattress, I can make sure that its sized and insulated properly for maximum refrigeration.

The kitchen cabinets and the dinette overhead cabinet are at minimum have their fronts removed and rebuilt using the same method as the cabinets in my Fifth wheel, which involved kreg joined pieces of hardwood that made up the fronts.

The wardrobe cabinet is a blank canvas. The last owner disassembled the inside partition wall between it and the fiberglass bathroom, so I can pretty much redesign it however I wish with a minimal amount of hassle.

Plus, he made it really easy to get at the furnace so I can do the swap.

ticki2 wrote:
Looks in good shape , lots to work with there . I have that same gas lamp , caution , be careful with the globe , the newer style does not fit . Cool intercom , I have the paper work , but not the option . Does the table slide back to the wall ? Onward and upward , Good luck .

Like the Gas lamp from my KIT, I plan to remove it, safely pack to protect from breakage and stow it.

The gas lamps are neat, but knowing my clumsyness, I'd end up burning myself on it.

Now, the intercom, I plan to get back into service. I have the other half, just need to run the wiring and test to see if they need to have the internals rebuilt.

Fortunately, the Phillips Radio Company supplied the circuit diagram for how they're put together.